The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced its 18 honorees in addition to over 11,000 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes and over 2,000 NAIA Scholar Teams as a part of its annual NAIA National Awards Day on Wednesday. The day recognizes the association's highest individual honors and achievements of NAIA student-athletes, administrators and coaches.

To be eligible, student athletes must maintain a 3.5 grade point average, be at least a junior in class standing, and they must have attended two full years at an institution. There were 21 Lights and Skylights to receive this award in 2020-21 season.

Lights
Name                                  Year                       Major                                                    Sport
Jake Horner                        Junior                     Trades Management                             Football
Colter Szymoniak               Junior                     Criminal Justice                                     Football
Spencer Kolody                  Senior                    Agriculture                                              Football
Mascio McCadney              Senior                    Integrated Health Science                     Men's Basketball
Aaron Collins                      Junior                     Business Administration                        Men's Basketball
Beau Hyatt                          Senior                    Diesel Technology                                 Men's Cross Country
Kai Krumwiede                    Senior                   Civil Engineering Technology                 Men's Cross Country
Dylan Veis                           Senior                   Trades Management                              Men's Wrestling
Carl Cronin                          Senior                   Agricultural Technology                          Men's Wrestling
 
Skylights
Name                                Year                      Major                                                    Sport
Allix Goldhahn                   Senior                   Health Promotions                                Women's Basketball
Morgan Mason                  Senior                   Physical Education                               Women's Basketball
Ryley Kehr                        Junior                    Elementary Education                          Women's Basketball
McKenzie Gunter              Senior                   Health Promotions                                Women's Basketball
ShaAnn Danelson             Junior                    Business                                               Women's Basketball
Grace Schwenk                Junior                    English Education                                 Women's Cross Country
Allison Tigert                     Junior                    Pre-Nursing                                          Women's Cross Country
Shania Neubauer              Senior                   Nursing                                                Women's Volleyball
Shay Waldbillig                 Junior                    Secondary Science Education             Women's Volleyball
Abigail Ellison                    Junior                   Health Promotions                              Women's Volleyball
Tammy Maddock               Senior                   Elementary Education                         Women's Volleyball
Marlee Bender                   Junior                   Nursing                                               Women's Volleyball